Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Top of Taihang
Twenty-three of the lunar month, commonly known as the small year, according to legend, it is the day of the stove prince to go to heaven, the day of the Central Plains of the goose feather snow, a scene of ice and snow, people every household is full of lights, ready to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, the streets and alleys, the market inn, the people who buy the New Year's goods, it is the people who come and go endlessly, a good scene of prosperity and bustle. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
Throughout the ages, people's attitude towards the New Year is always positive, because they are looking forward to a better future, for the rulers, Guotai Min'an may be the greatest prayer, for the people, no matter how beautiful the wishes, it is not as strong as a family reunion, eating a bowl of hot dumplings, dumplings, symbolizing reunion and happiness, but for some people in the rivers and lakes, all this seems to be unimportant, especially this Chinese New Year's Eve, perhaps because they have long lost their home, but this is not the most important reason, however, they can still eat a hot dumpling, because, many people in the rivers and lakes knowOn the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, there was a grand event on the top of Taihang Mountain, and many people received invitations inviting them to eat dumplings, but everyone also knew that this was not as simple as eating dumplings.
Qingyun Building, a newly built restaurant in Beijing. Mo Xiaotian was drinking a small wine, this was his own restaurant, a pot of old wine, it was the best Du Kang wine, he was alone, he looked very uncomfortable, he was preoccupied, it was obvious that he was waiting for someone.
Not long after, a person hurriedly walked upstairs and looked at it, it was Zhao Tianqi, the two sat opposite each other, and drank wine together.
"Door master, do you have something on your mind?" Zhao Tianqi asked.
"No" Mo Xiaotian continued to drink, in fact, he had been thinking about Bai Minmin, since Gao Chi mentioned Bai Minmin, she must be in his hands, but what could he do?
After three glasses of wine, Mo Xiaotian finally asked, "How is the investigation of the things I explained?"
"It has been found out that there will be a grand event at the top of Taihang, which is co-hosted by Wudang's Yuxu Zhenren, Shaolin Xuanzhi Master, and Emei Mute Master, and there are rumors in the rivers and lakes that you are also in Taihang Mountain" Zhao Tianqi said softly.
"Hmm, Brother Zhao, since that's the case, then let's go and have a good time," Mo Xiaotian took a sip of wine and continued.
"I've already guessed the owner's thoughts, these are the three invitations I robbed halfway," he said, taking out three red invitations from his bosom and placing them on the table.
"Very good! How's the other thing going?" Mo Xiaotian asked.
"Don't worry, the sect master, Tianlei and I have already taken in a lot of people from the rivers and lakes, and besides, the brothers of Tianshengmen have also returned, and now Tianlei is presiding over affairs there, I don't know what the next plan is?" Zhao Tianqi asked.
"Let them take care of our shops in the Central Plains, and let the brothers not cause trouble," Mo Xiaotian said.
Three months ago, Gao Chi found him and gave him five thousand taels of silver, and asked him to form his own gang in the Central Plains, Qingyunmen, although Mo Xiaotian knew Gao Chi's purpose, but he could only accept it, because of a girl, it's just that he seems to use all the silver for business.
"Sect master, I don't understand, since Gao Chi has given you money to develop your own gang, this is a good opportunity, we can do something in the rivers and lakes! But you let the brothers take care of the shops, isn't this wronged them?" Zhao Tianqi had a puzzled expression.
"Hehe! How can there be such a good thing in the world? Gao Chi is a very deep city, and he is actually powerful and powerful in the capital, I really can't see through him more and more" Mo Xiaotian said, seemingly a little anxious.
"What does the door master mean is that he didn't really pay to help us, but for another purpose?" Zhao Tianqi asked.
"At least it's not that simple, I definitely don't know him to that extent, now the rivers and lakes are the world of the Tianlong Gang and the Martial Arts League, and if you want to develop an independent gang at this time, you will inevitably get into trouble," Mo Xiaotian said.
"Could it be that the master of the door wants to secretly develop his own power under the guise of doing business?"
"Hehe, Brother Zhao, the art of war is cloudy, the real is false, and the virtual is real"
"Ming Xiu plank road, dark Chen Cang" Zhao Tianqi said with a smile.
"Business is not a pretense, you and Brother Chen also need to find some shrewd businessmen to help us, after all, we all need silver," Mo Xiaotian said. During his time in the Tianlong Gang, he understood that money can make ghosts grind, and almost all the power of the Tianlong Gang was exchanged for silver by Long Zaitian, so the Tianlong Gang was more of a killer organization than a gang.
"Door master, now that many people from the rivers and lakes have arrived in Handan one after another, when will we leave?" Zhao Tianqi asked.
"This grand event at the top of Taihang will definitely attract the attention of the Jiangnan Martial Arts League and the Tianlong Gang, without further ado, we will set off tomorrow," Mo Xiaotian said.
"Do you need more people to accompany you?" Zhao Tianqi asked.
"No need, you and I just go together, there must be something big to discuss at this event, we just go to have a good time." Mo Xiaotian laughed, having said that, the company of a few women next to him is indeed a little lonely, approaching Chinese New Year's Eve, Mei Xueqi has returned to the Sword Mountain Villa, Liu Yawen is in Gusu City, Leng Yunxi, Bai Minmin doesn't even know where people are, these four women with completely different personalities, Mo Xiaotian can't help but be very concerned, Leng Yunxi's indifference and viciousness, Mei Xueqi's arrogance and nobility, Bai Minmin's ruthlessness and willfulness, Liu Yawen's cuteness and charming, every time I think of it, Mo Xiaotian will smile.
In the early morning of the next day, Mo Xiaotian and Zhao Tianqi went on the road, two horses, two backs, accompanied by the cold wind, stepping on the dust and snow, drinking wine, wandering on the mountain path, talking and laughing all the way, singing all the way, getting rid of the hustle and bustle of the world, really at ease, rare happiness, forgetting their troubles, at this time they seem to be no longer in the rivers and lakes. What are the rivers and lakes? The rivers and lakes are the world, the rivers and lakes are the people, and some people have the rivers and lakes, but when you sing all the way and laugh all the way, you can forget the troubles of the world, and you can get rid of the rivers and lakes.
Leaving the Beijing Division, going straight to Taihang, Mo Xiaotian and Zhao Tianqi in order to avoid trouble, have been disguised, the two did not take the official road, copy the path, stop and go, along the way is also calm, on the third day, finally arrived in Handan, but also arrived at the foot of Taihang Mountain, although arrived in Handan, but never knew where the event was held, and inquired, until the evening, the cold of the evening breeze, people couldn't stop trembling, helpless, the two of them walked while looking, fortunately, when they arrived at a valley, they saw a small town, called Wu'an, and there were more pedestrians, Mo Xiaotian Zhao Tianqi knew in his heart, these people must be more people attending the meeting。 Seeing that it was getting late, the two found an inn to rest, and ordered a few pots of good wine to get rid of some cold.
Seeing that there were many people in the rivers and lakes around, Zhao Tianqi stepped forward to inquire, however, after inquiring around, he learned that everyone was like this, looking for the way into the valley, and then he didn't know where to go, the terrain here was complicated, and everyone didn't dare to walk rashly, so he had to gather more and more here, fortunately, there were many inns in the town, and he didn't sleep on the streets.
In the inn, Mo and Zhao felt very strange, and Zhao Tianqi wanted to inquire again, but was stopped by Mo Xiaotian, "Don't worry, I'm afraid that I won't be able to go up Taihang Mountain with them?"
"It's just that the master of the sect, don't you think it's strange? This is definitely not the place to attend, although there are many people in the rivers and lakes, but they are all small sects, and there is almost no one in a big faction like Wudang Shaolin," Zhao Tianqi asked rhetorically.
"It's really strange, but didn't Brother Zhao find out?" Mo Xiaotian asked.
"What did you find?" Zhao Tianqi wondered.
"They gather but don't leave, they must be waiting for someone, they know each other, it seems that they have already said that the host of this event is Wudang, and they will definitely not show up" said, looking left and right.
Zhao Tianqi looked around, and sure enough, everyone was not in a hurry, but they were talking and laughing, drinking wine and eating meat, talking and laughing.
"Door master, what do you mean?" Zhao Tianqi asked.
"Wait, the invitation says that the grand event will start on the evening of the thirtieth night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and it is now twenty-six, and there are still four days," Mo Xiaotian said slowly.
Sure enough, in the past four days, more and more people gathered here, and by the morning of the third day, there were nearly 100 people in the whole town, including many famous martial arts families, most of them were holding invitations and talking in groups of three or five, their expressions were very excited and happy, and everyone praised that this grand event would definitely make the Central Plains martial arts regain their strength and eliminate the evil demons.
"Door Master, I didn't expect that the Central Plains Martial Arts still had such power," Zhao Tianqi said softly.
"Well, I looked around today, this should be all the strength of the Central Plains Martial Arts, but why don't you still see the people of the three factions of Wudang Shaolin and Emei?" Mo Xiaotian was a little puzzled in his heart.
"There's no reason why they shouldn't show up!" Zhao Tianqi said.
"That's right, the three of them have been friends for generations, maybe they have reached it in advance, and one day, they will definitely appear," Mo Xiaotian muttered to himself.
As soon as the words fell, the door of the inn was "squeaked" As soon as it opened, the inn quieted down, everyone looked over, a gust of wind blew the snowflakes in, and fell to the ground, and then, a pair of small feet stepped in, this person wore a hat, his face was not clear, and he was carrying a wooden box three feet long behind him, he was petite, dressed in black, and looked a little thin, the wind and snow were so big, there was no snow on his shoulders, and he was obviously a good hand in the house, he suddenly opened the door, attracting everyone's attention, but he didn't seem to care about people's eyes at all, he slowly walked to the shopkeeper"Come to the upper room", the accent is a little strange, I don't know where it comes from. After opening an upper room, Wu Zi went upstairs, and when he saw this, everyone was noisy again, and the inn suddenly became lively again.
"What a great internal skill!" Zhao Tianqi said softly.
"Light skills are even more powerful!" Mo Xiaotian said, looking out the door.
Zhao Tianqi looked out of the door and was shocked, only to see that under the moonlight, there was only a row of shallow footprints on the thick snow.
"Do you want me to check it out tonight?" Zhao Tianqi asked softly.
"No, I'll go myself," Mo Xiaotian said.
As soon as the words fell, there was a sudden sound of scolding in his ears, and only one person was heard: "You bastard, what are you laughing at?
Another voice laughed: "Hehe! I'm just laughing at you for being pitiful, I don't have real skills, and I dare to brag about it here, it's ridiculous."
Mo Zhao and the others followed the sound and saw a man in green clothes holding a black iron fan confronting four or five men and women.
When Mo Xiaotian saw the man in green clothes, he couldn't help but show a look of surprise on his face, and subconsciously whispered, "Hmm, it's him."
"Door master, do you know him?" Zhao Tianqi asked softly.
Mo Xiaotian nodded and motioned to continue reading.
The man in Tsing Yi said: "Now that the martial arts are turbulent and there are many heroes, you dare to call it the first in the world?"
"In the Xiatong Heavenly God Fist Sun Bin, they are my disciples, I don't know who Your Excellency is?
As soon as these words came out, everyone talked about it, it turned out that this person was the new head of the Kongtong faction, and I heard that the Seven Wounds Fist was already very hot.
"Haha! It turned out to be the Kongtong faction, disrespectful and disrespectful" The man in Tsing Yi laughed again, as if he had no intention of apologizing at all, looked at Sun Bin, and he continued: "It's only because I heard the disciples of Rumen say crazy words, saying that Kongtong boxing is invincible in the world, I don't think it's a little funny, and I hope the head will forgive me!"
Sun Bin thought to himself, such an arrogant boy, there must be someone behind him, so he asked, "The world is invincible, but what Your Excellency said just now seems to look down on me Seven Wounds Boxing, I don't know who Your Excellency is from Wudang Shaolin?"
"Hehe! I am neither nor a disciple of Wudang, nor a disciple of Shaolin, since my predecessors admitted that the martial arts of the Kongtong faction are not invincible in the world, then it is best to control the mouths of the disciples under the door, even the mouths of the disciples under the disciples can't be controlled, you master is too useless" The man in Tsing Yi laughed.
Sun Bin's face changed suddenly, "How can I discipline my disciples, it's not your turn to teach me a junior" After speaking, he roared angrily, and the shot was a punch, fast and fierce, obviously amazingly powerful.
I saw that the man in Tsing Yi was unhurried, his left hand came out of his palm, and he actually took the punch hard, the fists and palms met, the two of them each took half a step back, and at the same time were stunned, their eyes looked at each other, and they looked at each other for a long time.
Sun Bin seemed to be quite surprised, and after a while, he left with his disciples, but he couldn't calm down for a long time, although he didn't use all his strength, but he was blocked so easily, this person was really not simple. And the man in Tsing Yi did not chase after him, looking at Sun Bin's back, he walked away alone, seeing this, the crowd dispersed all of a sudden, the inn was a lot quieter, everyone had a little more doubts in their hearts, and they acted a lot more low-key, after all, you don't know if there are still inexplicable masters here.
"Door master, who is that person?
"Juefeng" Mo Xiaotian said slowly, and then turned around and walked towards his guest room, although he had known Juefeng as early as Baijian Villa, but he didn't want to come forward to recognize him.
Hearing the word Juefeng, Zhao Tianqi was shocked again, it turned out that Juefeng had a great reputation in the rivers and lakes since he separated from Mo Xiaotian, he alone prevented more than ten assassinations of the Tianlong Gang, and acted chivalrous, the Tianlong Gang sent killers to chase him many times without success, and Liu Peng tried every possible means to buy him.
On the second watch, late at night, the moonlight was much darker, the sky slowly drifted snowflakes, everything was silent, and in the inn, people had already slept, and there was no longer the liveliness of the day.
On the roof of the inn, there was one more person, dressed in black and masked, and he quietly came to an upper room at the end of the inn, so he turned over, opened the window, Needless to say, this person is Mo Xiaotian, and the guest room where he is the room of the person who fights the hat, seeing the person with the hat is not aware at all, Mo Xiaotian found the three-foot wooden box behind the person with the hat, opened it and looked at it, only to see that there were four or five knives of different lengths inside, Mo Xiaotian thought about the figure of the person with the hat, and suddenly felt a shock in his heart, the identity of the person with the hat was known seven or eight, and he wanted to take out the sword, but suddenly felt the wind behind him, subconsciously lowered his head to dodge, and looked back, the man with the hat was standing in front of the window。
"Who are you?" asked the hatholder.
Mo Xiaotian didn't reply, turned around and ran out of the door.
Seeing this, Mo Xiaotian raised his hand with a palm, and the hat man did not dodge, but also hit with one palm, and the two palms were connected with each other, and the internal strength was all out, holding each other for a moment. The hat man sighed, as if he didn't expect that the internal strength of the person who came was so strong. Mo Xiaotian didn't want to fight for a long time, seeing this, he suddenly withdrew his palm, and with the power of the palm of the hat man, he jumped backwards and grabbed the window, a silent battle was over in the blink of an eye......
Exactly, the moon is dark, the wind is high, the snow is deeper, and the dark night chases the soul without a trace. Where are the heroes now? The vast rivers and lakes ask Hongchen.
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